UPDATES

Temporary Route ChangesRoute 53 will have temporary route changes due to the Snowglobe Event. Please go to our Transit page for more information

The US50/South Shore Revitalization ProjectThe public comment period for the draft EIR/EIS/EIS is closed and comments received are being reviewed. Please go to our US50 page for more information and to view the documents.

Valley and Lake Express Transit Service ChangesEffective Oct. 2, 2016, Route 21x has been suspended and changes have been made to routes 19x, 20x, and 23. Please go to our Transit page for more information

New Mobile Phone App for TransitGo to our Transit page for more information

History

In 1969, California and Nevada legislators agreed to a unique Compact for sharing Lake Tahoe resources and responsibilities. The U.S. Congress amended the Compact in 1980, with public law 96-551, which also established the Tahoe Transportation District (TTD).

TAHOE PROTECTIONClarity is the most obvious sign of Lake Tahoe's health. Although the annual average has improved in the past decade, at 73.1 feet, as measured by the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) in 2015, it is still considerably short of the federal and state restoration target of 97.4 feet.

The fine sediments from the area's fragile watershed that remain suspended in the water create cloudiness. Approximately 70% of those particulates originate from the existing transportation system and land development. Alternative transportation choices are a key to reconciling access and its impact.